Guideline for large servers

["Douglas E. Stack" <destack : at : unomaha.edu>]

 Dear CCLers,
 Our University as recently started installing a new SGI Onyx2 server.  I'm am
 part of a committee who's immediate goal
 to establish user polices for this large server (or mini super computer, I
 haven't decide what class it in).  If anyone on the list has experince handling
 the needs of users on a large server it would greatly appreicated.  The
 following items came to mind during our recent meeting:
 1)  What criteria should be used in issuing an account?
 2)  What groups (user groups) can be made so that future CPU priorities  can
 established?
 3)   What guidelines can be established for submitting computationally intensive
 jobs
 4)  Other areas we haven't considered.
 Our idea is to produce a one to two page document that can be given to new users
 outlining the polices.  Does anyone have such a document?  If so, attach a copy
 and email to me if you don't mind.  I'd like to get as many ideas on as many
 issues as possible.
 Thanks in advance,
 Douglas E. Stack
 Assistant Professor
 Department of Chemistry
 University of Nebraska at Omaha
 Omaha, NE 68182-0109
 (402) 554-3647
 (402) 544-3888 (fax)
 destack : at : unomaha.edu